NE LB 979
enactedChange provisions of the Game Law and the State Boat Act
Nebraska · 2026 Regular Session (109th Legislature, 2nd Session) · legislature
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Did NE LB 979 pass?
Yes. NE LB 979 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-04-17): Approved by Governor on April 14, 2026
What is NE LB 979 about?
NE LB 979 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session (109th Legislature, 2nd Session) titled “Change provisions of the Game Law and the State Boat Act”.
Who sponsors NE LB 979?
Brandt is the primary sponsor of NE LB 979.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-12
- Latest action
- 2026-04-17 — Approved by Governor on April 14, 2026
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Sponsors
- Brandtprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-04-17
Approved by Governor on April 14, 2026
executive-signature
2026-04-17
Provisions/portions of LB1232 amended into LB979 by AM2331
2026-04-09
Dispensing of reading at large approved
2026-04-09
Passed on Final Reading 37-10*-2
passage
2026-04-09
President/Speaker signed
passage
2026-04-09
Presented to Governor on April 9, 2026
executive-receipt
2026-03-17
Placed on Final Reading with ST63
reading-3
2026-03-17
Enrollment and Review ST63 filed
filing
2026-03-17
Enrollment and Review ST63 recorded
2026-03-06
Kauth FA635 withdrawn
2026-03-06
Brandt AM2147 adopted
2026-03-06
Strommen AM2331 adopted
2026-03-06
Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment
2026-02-26
Strommen AM2331 filed
filing
2026-02-23
Placed on Select File
filing
2026-02-18
Brandt AM2147 filed
filing
2026-02-11
Natural Resources AM1877 adopted
2026-02-11
Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial
2026-02-03
Placed on General File with AM1877
committee-passage
2026-02-03
Natural Resources AM1877 filed
filing
2026-01-15
Notice of hearing for January 22, 2026
2026-01-14
Referred to Natural Resources Committee
referral-committee
2026-01-13
Kauth FA635 filed
filing
2026-01-12
Date of introduction
introduction
Versions
Documents
Votes
Natural Resources AM1877 adopted
2026-02-11 · fail · 26-0
Member-level votes (49)
- Arch: yes
- Dungan: yes
- Kauth: yes
- Raybould: yes
- Ballard: yes
- Fredrickson: yes
- McKinney: yes
- Riepe: yes
- Bosn: yes
- Hallstrom: yes
- Meyer, G.: yes
- Rountree: yes
- Brandt: yes
- Hansen: yes
- Moser: yes
- Sorrentino: yes
- Clouse: yes
- Hughes: yes
- Murman: yes
- von Gillern: yes
- Dorn: yes
- Ibach: yes
- Prokop: yes
- Dover: yes
- Juarez: yes
- Quick: yes
- Armendariz: excused
- Conrad: excused
- Sanders: excused
- Andersen: abstain
- DeBoer: abstain
- Hunt: abstain
- Spivey: abstain
- Bostar: abstain
- DeKay: abstain
- Jacobson: abstain
- Storer: abstain
- Cavanaugh, J.: abstain
- Guereca: abstain
- Lippincott: abstain
- Storm: abstain
- Cavanaugh, M.: abstain
- Hardin: abstain
- Lonowski: abstain
- Strommen: abstain
- Clements: abstain
- Holdcroft: abstain
- Meyer, F.: abstain
- Wordekemper: abstain
Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial
2026-02-11 · pass · 25-0
Member-level votes (49)
- Hallstrom: yes
- Meyer, G.: yes
- Rountree: yes
- Brandt: yes
- Hansen: yes
- Moser: yes
- Sorrentino: yes
- Clements: yes
- Hughes: yes
- Murman: yes
- von Gillern: yes
- Clouse: yes
- Ibach: yes
- Prokop: yes
- Dorn: yes
- Juarez: yes
- Quick: yes
- Dover: yes
- Kauth: yes
- Raybould: yes
- Armendariz: excused
- Conrad: excused
- Sanders: excused
- Andersen: abstain
- DeKay: abstain
- Jacobson: abstain
- Storm: abstain
- Bosn: abstain
- Dungan: abstain
- Lippincott: abstain
- Strommen: abstain
- Bostar: abstain
- Guereca: abstain
- Lonowski: abstain
- Wordekemper: abstain
- Cavanaugh, J.: abstain
- Hardin: abstain
- Meyer, F.: abstain
- Cavanaugh, M.: abstain
- Holdcroft: abstain
- Spivey: abstain
- DeBoer: abstain
- Hunt: abstain
- Storer: abstain
- Arch: yes
- Fredrickson: yes
- McKinney: yes
- Riepe: yes
- Ballard: yes
Strommen AM2331 adopted
2026-03-06 · fail · 34-0
Member-level votes (49)
- Andersen: yes
- Dover: yes
- Lippincott: yes
- Sorrentino: yes
- Arch: yes
- Guereca: yes
- Lonowski: yes
- Spivey: yes
- Ballard: yes
- Hallstrom: yes
- Meyer, F.: yes
- Storer: yes
- Bosn: yes
- Hansen: yes
- Meyer, G.: yes
- Storm: yes
- Bostar: yes
- Hughes: yes
- Moser: yes
- Strommen: yes
- Brandt: yes
- Hunt: yes
- Murman: yes
- von Gillern: yes
- Clouse: yes
- Ibach: yes
- Prokop: yes
- Wordekemper: yes
- DeKay: yes
- Jacobson: yes
- Quick: yes
- Dorn: yes
- Juarez: yes
- Riepe: yes
- Armendariz: excused
- Dungan: excused
- Hardin: excused
- Sanders: excused
- Cavanaugh, J.: abstain
- Conrad: abstain
- Holdcroft: abstain
- Raybould: abstain
- Cavanaugh, M.: abstain
- DeBoer: abstain
- Kauth: abstain
- Rountree: abstain
- Clements: abstain
- Fredrickson: abstain
- McKinney: abstain
Brandt AM2147 adopted
2026-03-06 · fail · 34-0
Member-level votes (49)
- Arch: yes
- Dover: yes
- Lippincott: yes
- Rountree: yes
- Ballard: yes
- Guereca: yes
- Lonowski: yes
- Sorrentino: yes
- Bosn: yes
- Hallstrom: yes
- Meyer, F.: yes
- Storer: yes
- Bostar: yes
- Holdcroft: yes
- Meyer, G.: yes
- Storm: yes
- Brandt: yes
- Hughes: yes
- Moser: yes
- Strommen: yes
- Clouse: yes
- Hunt: yes
- Murman: yes
- von Gillern: yes
- DeBoer: yes
- Ibach: yes
- Prokop: yes
- Wordekemper: yes
- DeKay: yes
- Jacobson: yes
- Quick: yes
- Dorn: yes
- Juarez: yes
- Riepe: yes
- Armendariz: excused
- Dungan: excused
- Hardin: excused
- Sanders: excused
- Andersen: abstain
- Clements: abstain
- Hansen: abstain
- Raybould: abstain
- Cavanaugh, J.: abstain
- Conrad: abstain
- Kauth: abstain
- Spivey: abstain
- Cavanaugh, M.: abstain
- Fredrickson: abstain
- McKinney: abstain
Passed on Final Reading 37-10*-2
2026-04-09 · pass · 37-10
Member-level votes (49)
- Arch: yes
- Hallstrom: yes
- Lonowski: yes
- Sorrentino: yes
- Armendariz: yes
- Hansen: yes
- Meyer, F.: yes
- Spivey: yes
- Bosn: yes
- Hardin: yes
- Meyer, G.: yes
- Storer: yes
- Bostar: yes
- Holdcroft: yes
- Moser: yes
- Storm: yes
- Brandt: yes
- Hughes: yes
- Prokop: yes
- Strommen: yes
- Clements: yes
- Ibach: yes
- Quick: yes
- von Gillern: yes
- Clouse: yes
- Jacobson: yes
- Raybould: yes
- Wordekemper: yes
- DeKay: yes
- Juarez: yes
- Riepe: yes
- Dorn: yes
- Kauth: yes
- Rountree: yes
- Fredrickson: yes
- Lippincott: yes
- Sanders: yes
- Andersen*: no
- Cavanaugh, M.*: no
- Dungan: no
- McKinney: no
- Ballard*: no
- Conrad: no
- Guereca*: no
- Cavanaugh, J.: no
- DeBoer: no
- Hunt: no
- Dover: excused
- Murman: excused
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